• Our Mothers' Bodies

  • Apr 29 2024
  • Length: 48 mins
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Our Mothers' Bodies

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  • In this episode Sascha and I respond to the essay, The Body Of My Mother by Perdita Finn:

    Tell me about your mother’s body. Her hands and her feet, her belly and her breasts. Tell me about her skin and her hair and the color of her eyes. Tell me about her smell—her breath, her underarms, the scent of her when she leaned in close.

    In the beginning I do not want to know your grievances with her. Do not tell me, yet, about how she failed you, disappointed you, infuriated you, frightened you. Do not tell me about your relationship with her, much as I know you want to confess and condemn, plead and implore. No, let us leave all that, for now. Tell me about your mother’s body.


    We do.
    It feels great.
    We hope to do it again and again.
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